Travel Blogs from Barcelona

After leaving Boston on Wednesday, September 3rd, my parents and I arrived in Barcelona at about 8:30 in the morning on Thursday (2:30am our time). I got about one hour of sleep on the almost eight hour flight and was exhausted. In order to beat the dreaded jet lag we forced ourselves to stay up all day and do a little exploring. We found la rambla and traveled up it, stopping to experience our first tapas and check out the la boquería, an enormous market with every type of ...

... my dad put 500 dollars in my account. This will allow me to get through the remainder of my trip!

After securing our seats we were off to find a ride to the airport. The trans was still running from the station to the airport, so we bought tickets and were off. When we arrived at the airport it was 9:30, and our flight wasn’t until 4. We found our terminal and talked to the desk explaining why our tickets weren’t printed out, and they ...

... know Spanish as well so I wasn't completely a fish out of water! I was really excited to get to Spain because there was the promise of warmer weather and my best friend Larissa is studying there so I was going to be staying with her for those 4 days. It doesn't feel like we have been apart as long as we have but the last time was on my birthday in Rome! The plane ride was neat because I watched out the window as we went from mountains to ocean all in 1.5 hours.

... heard the expression "that's so Gaudi", well that's a reference to his style. Over the top. He dedicated forty something years of his life to designing the church which is actually a basilica, before he was hit by a car in the street. It's still being built and has been funded entirely by donations. It will hopefully be finished in 2026, the 100 year anniversary of Gaudi's death. Didn't get to go in but it was definitely worth seeing. Leaving the gothic square now. Visited the ...